Guns for hire are back in business – and they're making war even more dangerous.

In Kyiv in February 2014, riot police line up opposite crosses marking the deaths of protesters. More than 10,000 people have been killed since the Euromaidan protests began in late 2013.
Christiaan Triebert/FlickrApril 12, 2018

Vladimir Putin position in the Kremlin looks more secure than ever, and he has shut down almost all the avenues for a genuine challenge.

A flag with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin waves over the Moscow crowd during the Vesna (Spring) festival in March commemorating the Crimean annexation.
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)July 25, 2017

The emergence of a democratic and independent Ukraine is transforming the geo-strategic landscape of Central Europe. In the past three years, the 2013/2014 Euromaidan protests, the annexation of Crimea…

We’ll have to see if the Trump administration will have friendlier relations with Russia.
EPA/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEVFebruary 28, 2017

This year will likely bring a significant improvement in relations between the United States and Russia, as well as a raft of possible changes to global politics. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…

A cyberattack on the electricity grid happened in Ukraine – could it happen here too?
Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersFebruary 24, 2017